Michael A. Schenkel
michael(-dot-)schenkel(-at-)verizon(-dot-)net
(716)430-0181


472 Auburn Ave
Buffalo NY 14213
USA

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

 

Server Technologies Lead
Civil Service Title:
Senior Technical Support Services Specialist

County of Erie, New York
Dept. of Information Services and Support
January 2002 – Present


Technical engineering and logistics leader for team providing:

Enterprise server operating system software implementation and support including:

 

·         VMWare ESX 2.5/3.x

·         Linux and Unix

·         Windows Server 2003 Editions

·         Windows 2000 Server Editions

·         Windows NT Server 4.0 Editions

 

High-availability services implementations using clustering or load-balancing technologies in support of:

 

·         Active Directory 2000/2003

·         Exchange 2000/2003

·         Windows infrastructure services

·         Windows file & print services

·         Internet Information Server

·         MS SQL Server 2000/2005

·         Distributed File Systems

·         MS SharePoint Portal Server 2003

·         MS ISA Server 2000/2004

·         McAfee WebShield & ePO

·         Computer Associates Antivirus

·         IronPort AntiSpam

·         Citrix Metaframe XPa and Nfuse

·         VMWare ESX

 

Service monitoring and management technologies including:

 

·         Systems Management Server 2003

·         MS Operations Manager 2000/2005

·         Windows Server Update Services

·         Nagios, WhatsUP Enterprise

·         Blackberry Enterprise Server

·         Dell OpenManage

·         Ecora Enterprise Auditor

·         DesktopAuthority 6.x / 7.x

 

System security management technologies including:

 

·         Cisco Systems VPN Client

·         RADIUS technologies

·         Websense Enterprise

·         McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

·         eTrust Antivirus Enterprise

·         Sybari Antigen / MS Forefront


Technical and leadership support for migrations and implementations including:

 

·         Windows 2000 to Windows 2003

·         Novell Netware to Windows 2000

·         Novell NDS to Active Directory

·         Windows 9x/NT to Windows 2000

·         Windows 2000 to Windows XP

·         Centralized server backup services

·         GroupWise 5.5 to Exchange 2000

·         Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003

·         SMS 2.0/2003 software distribution

·         MS Office 2000/XP to Office 2003

·         SMS & WSUS patch management

·         Group Policy, “Least Privilege”

 

Implementation, reporting, training, and documentation support for teams providing:

 

·         LAN/WAN hardware, configuration

·         Physical network infrastructure

·         Physical security systems

·         Standards adherence

·         Storage area networks

·         Database design and optimization

·         End-user service levels

·         Technician skill improvement

 

Network Administrator

Harold C. Brown & Co., Inc.
Management Information Systems Department
March 1998 – December 2001

Network operating systems installation and support including:

 

·         Windows NT 4.0 Server

·         IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0

·         Novell Netware 3.x

·         Windows NT 4.0 TSE

·         Windows 95/98

·         IBM AIX 4.3 (RS6000)

 

Application and systems technologies development, implementation, and support including:

 

·         HTML / ASP / VBScript

·         Perl (Unix and Windows)

·         MS-DOS and AIX shell scripting

·         MS SNA Server 3.0

·         MS Access / Outlook forms

·         MS Exchange 5.5

·         MS SQL Server 7.0

·         Sybase Adaptive Server 11.x

·         Checkpoint Firewall-1 / VPN 


“Zero down-time” change of corporate physical location, coordinating readiness of:

 

·         LAN/WAN cabling

·         Electrical cabling

·         Voice cabling

·         Servers and Workstations

 

Tech Trainer / Tech Support Specialist
Corel WordPerfect Office Technical Support Unit

Softbank Services Group, Inc.

Now known as Client Logic

July 1996 – December 1997

Technician training and certification logistics, development, and delivery including:

 

·         Windows 3.1x / 95 / NT / MS-DOS

·         PC hardware

·         Customer service

·        Corel WordPerfect Office for Windows, MS-DOS, Macintosh

·         Microsoft Office

 

End-user telephone technical support for Corel WordPerfect customers involving:

 

·         Troubleshooting

·         Effective communication

·         Knowledgebase searching

·        WordPerfect Office 5.1 – 8.0

·        Windows 3.1x / 95 / NT / MSDOS

·         Licensing and entitlement

EDUCATION

 

Bachelor of Arts, June 1996, Earlham College, Richmond, IN
Departmental Honors
Major: Biology / Chemistry (Interdepartmental)

CERTIFICATIONS

MCSE, Windows 2003, August 2006
MCSE, Windows 2000, August 2004
MCSA, Windows 2000, January 2004
Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA),  June 2002
CompTIA A+ Core OS / Hardware, CompTIA Network+

COURSES

CTX1221: Citrix Metaframe XP
CTX7130: Citrix Nfuse XP
MOC-803: Admin NT 4.0
MOC-922: NT 4.0 Core Tech
MOC-688: TCP/IP on NT 4.0
MOC-732: Admin SQL 7.0
MOC-733: Impl SQL 7.0 DB
MOC-2780: Admin SQL 2005
MOC-1560: Update NT W2K

VMWare: VI3 Install & Config
MOC-1572: Impl Exchange 2K

MOC-2126: W2K Net Env
MOC-827:   Admin SMS 2.0
MOC-828:   Deploy SMS 2.0
MOC-2088: Hi-Avail Web Infr
MOC-2550: Impl MOM 2000
MOC-2597: Impl SMS 2003
MOC-2779: Impl SQL 2005

SEMINARS

English & Associates, Inc. Sharepoint 2003 Summit, Buffalo, NY
Microsoft Exchange Conference 2002, Anaheim, CA

Cisco Networkers Conference 2002, Orlando, FL

AWARDS

First Grand Prize, International Science and Engineering Fair
Eagle Scout Award

Michael A. Schenkel
michael(-dot-)schenkel(-at-)verizon(-dot-)net
(716)430-0181


472 Auburn Ave
Buffalo NY 14213
USA